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“gebrochener” and “gebrochenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,417
- “gebrochener” frequency rank
- #44,631
- “gebrochenes” frequency rank
- 92048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gebrochener | gebrochenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gebrochen |
Where the eye mixes gebrochener and gebrochenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gebrochener and gebrochenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gebrochener vs gebrochenes
A purely visual mix-up. gebrochener ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənɐ]) and gebrochenes ([ɡəˈbʁɔxənəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “gebrochener” becomes s in “gebrochenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gebrochener is recorded at frequency rank #47,417, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxənɐ]. gebrochenes is at rank #44,631, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbʁɔxənəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 92048, this pair ranks #32,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gebrochener vs gebrochenes
Shared letters: bceghnor. Private to "gebrochener": -. Private to "gebrochenes": s.
"gebrochener" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "gebrochenes" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gebrochener ← egbrochener · gberochener · gebbrochener · geborchener · gebrcohener · gebrocchener · gebrocehner · gebrocheenr
- gebrochenes ← egbrochenes · gberochenes · gebbrochenes · geborchenes · gebrcohenes · gebrocchenes · gebrocehnes · gebrocheens
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "gebrochener" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebrochenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,867 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gebrochener" and "gebrochenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebrochenem vs gebrochener". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #32,867 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.